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NCLEX Nutrition

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






2. If patient. is deficient with this vitamin - what foods will help scurvy or bleeding gums?






3. This tool assesses each body system for nutrent excess or deficiency






4. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






5. What function is vitamin D?






6. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






7. How much milk is to be consumed per day?






8. What type of people need extra protein?






9. Food freqency questionnaire is used over this time period to track nutrients not consumed daily






10. How long should a food record or journal is analyzed for nutrient content?






11. These cannot be synthesized by body and must be obtained by diet






12. If patient. has beriberi - or wernicke korsakoff syndrome what type of foods would be needed?






13. If protein stores become depleted which can neagatively affect immune system of which lab value






14. If fat intake is insufficient then expect these medical problems






15. What is the function of vitamin E?






16. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






17. What are healthy sources of fats?






18. Name six sources of grains






19. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






20. What illness is a direct result of vitamin D deficiency?






21. Protein stores show short term changes of which lab value






22. Insufficient intake of carbohydrate results in these two nutrients being used as energy






23. These nutrients required for proper growth - development - body repair - fluid and electrolyte balance - produce enzymes - hormones and antibodies






24. Where can you get more vitamin D?






25. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






26. Where can you find good sources of vitamin E?






27. The higher the BMR a client has --






28. What is normal BMI?






29. What water soluble vitamins are easily excreted from body?






30. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






31. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






32. What milk products are avoided in the pyramid and not a good supply of calcium?






33. Sources of fats






34. Waist circumference correlates apple versus pear body type and reflects risk pattern for disease






35. What is the recording tool for all foods/beverages consumed in last 24 hours includes time - location - portion?






36. Fats can lead to some medical problems






37. How much vegetables are to be eaten per day?






38. How much grains are to be eaten per day?






39. Good overall indicator of nutritional status becaUse of long half life and maintain until malnutrtion occurs






40. Where can you find good sources of vitamin K?






41. What type of fat is to kept to an all time low for consumption?






42. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






43. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






44. What is the function of vitamin C?






45. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






46. If a patient. was riboflavin B2 deficient what foods are good sources of B2?






47. What is RDA of protein?






48. What function is vitamin A?






49. When does BMR decrease?






50. What foods are needed for this deficiency of nutritional anemia - or neural tube defects?